JAMES STEENO, a native of Wisconsin is an independent artist/illustrator in Milwaukee. Born and raised in Green Bay, he began art classes at a young age. He holds a Baccalaureate of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in graphic design and illustration from the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. James participates in a variety of art shows, fairs and painting competitions around the state of Wisconsin. Currently, he works as a freelance artist/illustrator within his home-studio in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Milwaukee, where he resides with his wife Heidi and their daughter Simone. Artist Statement The past several years James Steeno has gravitated toward watercolor as his primary medium. Painting anything representational with a water-based medium can be a challenge as water tends to move around, but that same changeable nature can also lead to many exciting accidental visual discoveries and in his opinion is the allure of watercolor. Steeno loves to paint local landscapes and wildlife and enjoys hearing the stories people tell of Wisconsin. His works are on a smaller scale to fit the nooks and crannies where stories are shared.
